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The Blackman's guide to understanding the Blackwoman / written by Shahrazad Ali.
LIBRA E185.86 .A38 1989
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ali, Shahrazad, 1947-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American women.
- African American men.
- Penn Provenance:
- Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- x, 184 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First Edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, PA : Civilized Publications, 1989.
- Contents:
- Her Childhood-where she came from, what made her
- Teenage Years-what happened, what she learns
- Adulthood-how she behaves, what she brings
- The Wedding-the beginning, the middle and the end
- Social Integration (dating & marrying the whiteman)
- Communications-how she talks, what she talks about, why
- Family Relationships-who they are, their influence and power
- Money-how she spends, earns, feels about it
- Housekeeping-what her home says, what goes on inside
- Raising Children-her standards and techniques, and methods
- How She Dresses-her motivations, explanation of her style
- Her Religion-dedication, adherence and purpose
- Education and Career-behavior on the job, salary and prestige
- Her "Attitudes"-various moods, temperament and expressions
- Sex-her feelings, bedroom protocol, apprehensions and ideas
- The Other Woman-jealousy, envy, trust and acceptance
- Arguments-how she fights and why, causes and solutions
- The Conclusion.
- Notes:
- "Each chapter in this book contains a vast amount of information along with discussion and examples of the heading. Topic comments, and/or instructions, are concise and to the point."
- Publisher's advertisement: [1] page at end.
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.
- Banks Collection copy has article from The Capital Spotlight laid in.
- ISBN:
- 0933405014 :
- OCLC:
- 20993347
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